text_original: But towards the end of his life, Alcuin seems to have felt some fear lest the study of classical literature might take too prominent a place in the educational system. The One of the most important services that Charles and revival of . . learning Alcuin did for sound learning was the collecting and copying of the texts of the classical authors. Many of these had been copied and recopied by ignorant clerks till they had become almost unintelligible.
text_transcription: BUT TOWARD THE END OF HIS LIFE ALQUIN SEEMS TO HAVE FELT SOME FEAR LEST THE STUDY OF CLASSICAL LITERATURE MIGHT TAKE TOO PROMINENT A PLACE IN THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SERVICES THAT CHARLES AND ALQUIN DID FOR SOUND LEARNING WAS THE COLLECTING AND COPYING OF THE TEXTS OF THE CLASSICAL AUTHORS MANY OF THESE HAD BEEN COPIED AND RECOPIED BY IGNORANT CLERKS TILL THEY HAD BECOME ALMOST UNINTELLIGIBLE
phonemes: bˌʌt təwˈɔːɹdz ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌv hɪz lˈaɪf, ˈælkjuːˌɪn sˈiːmz tə hæv fˈɛlt sˌʌm fˈɪɹ lˈɛst ðə stˈʌdi ʌv klˈæsɪkəl lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ mˌaɪt tˈeɪk tˈuː pɹˈɑːmɪnənt ɐ plˈeɪs ɪnðɪ ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃənəl sˈɪstəm. ðə wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈoʊst ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt sˈɜːvɪsᵻz ðæt tʃˈɑːɹlz ænd ɹᵻvˈaɪvəl ʌv . . lˈɜːnɪŋ ˈælkjuːˌɪn dˈɪd fɔːɹ sˈaʊnd lˈɜːnɪŋ wʌzðə kəlˈɛktɪŋ ænd kˈɑːpɪɪŋ ʌvðə tˈɛksts ʌvðə klˈæsɪkəl ˈɔːθɚz. mˈɛnɪəv ðiːz hɐdbɪn kˈɑːpɪd ænd ɹᵻkˈɑːpid baɪ ˈɪɡnɚɹənt klˈɜːks tˈɪl ðeɪ hæd bɪkˌʌm ˈɔːlmoʊst ˌʌnɪntˈɛlɪdʒəbəl.